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Foreclosure Terminology

Accelerate
An option given to lenders through an "acceleration" clause in the mortgage or deed of trust requiring the borrower to pay the entire balance of the loan all at once if their loan is in default.

Affidavit
A sworn statement in writing usually given while under oath or in the presence of a notary.

Appraisal
The process in which a licensed or authorized person gives an estimate of property value.

Appreciation
The difference between the increased value of the property and the original value.

Assignment
The transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of the creditors (lenders).

Bid
The offered amount for a property for sale at auction.

Certificate of Sale
A document given to the winning bidder at a foreclosure sale stating their rights to the property once the borrowers redemption period has expired.

Clear Title
A title that is not burdened with defects.

Credit Bid
A bid on behalf of the lender at a foreclosure sale. The bid amount must be less than or equal to the balance of the loan in default.

Decree
A judicial decision.

Deed
A signed document that transfers ownership of property from one party to another.

Deed-in-lieu of Foreclosure
An instance where borrowers voluntarily convey their rights in a property to the lender.

Deed of Trust
A three party security instrument conveying the legal title to real property as security for the repayment of a loan. The three parties included in a deed of trust are the borrower, lender and trustee.

Default
A mortgage or deed of trust is said to be in default when the borrower fails to make the payments as agreed to in the original promissory note.

Deficiency Judgment
A personal judgment against the borrower for the remaining balance on the loan after a foreclosure sale.

Equitable Title
The present right to possession with the right to acquire legal title once a preceding condition has been met.

Fair Market Value
The price a property would sell for on the open market.

Foreclosure
The forced sale of property pledged as security for a debt that is in default.

Free & Clear
Ownership of property free of all indebtedness.

Judicial Foreclosure
A foreclosure that is processed by a court action.

Lien
A charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of a debt.

Legal Description
A formal description of real property sufficient to locate it by reference to government surveys or approved recorded maps.

Lender
A person who lends money for temporary use on condition of repayment with interest (i.e., the bank, mortgage company, etc.).

Lis Pendens
A recorded notice of pending lawsuit.

Mortgage
A written pledge of property that is used as security for the repayment of a loan.

Non-judicial Foreclosure
The non-judicial process of foreclosure is used when a power of sale clause exists in a mortgage or deed of trust. A "power of sale" clause is the clause in a deed of trust or mortgage, in which the borrower pre-authorizes the sale of property to pay off the balance on a loan in the event of their default.

Notary
A public officer licensed to attest to and certify the validity of signatures of others. A notary is often referred to as a notary public.

Notice of Sale
A notice giving specific information about the loan in default and the proceedings about to take place. This notice must be recorded with the county where property is located and advertised as stated in the security document or as dictated by law.

• Airport Industrial
• Albinati Industrial
• Arbour Hills
• Aspen Ridge_GRPR
• Avondale
• Avondale South
• Bear Creek Highlands
• Bear Ridge Estates
• Brochu Industrial
• Brookside_GRPR
• Carriage Lane Estates
• Central Business District
• Centre West Business Park
• City Centre_GRPR
• Cobblestone
• College Park
• College Park_GRPR
• Copperwood
• Country Club Estates
• Country Club West
• Countryside North
• Countryside South
• County Industrial Park
• Creekside
• Crystal Heights
• Crystal Lake
• Crystal Lake Estates
• Crystal Landing
• Crystal Ridge
• Crystal Ridge Grande Prairie
• Eagle Estates
• Easthaven
• Evergreen Park
• Fieldbrook
• Gateway
• Green Acres_GRPR
• Hidden Valley_GRPR
• Highland Park
• Hillside
• Ivy Lake Estates
• Kensington
• Lakeland
• Maplegrove_GRPR
• Meadowview
• MH - Coachman
• MH - Country Estates
• MH - Creekside
• MH - Meadowview
• MH - Southview
• MH - Swan City
• MH - Trumpeter Village
• Mission Heights
• Mission Park_GRPR
• Mountview
• Mountview Business Park
• Mountview Grande Prairie
• Nordhagen
• Northgate
• Northridge
• O'Brien Lake
• Obrien Lake
• Patterson Place
• Pinnacle Ridge
• Railtown
• Resources Industrial Park
• Richmond Industrial Park
• Riverstone
• Royal Oaks
• Rural Grande Prairie County
• Rural Grande Prairie No.1 County of
• Sandy Ridge Estates_GRPR
• Scenic Ridge
• Signature Falls
• Smith
• Smith_GRPR
• South Patterson Place
• Southview
• Stone Ridge
• Summerside
• Summerside_GRPR
• Summit
• Sunnybrook_GRPR
• Swanavon
• Trader Ridge
• Trumpeter Village
• Vision West Business Park
• VLA Montrose
• Westgate
• Westpointe
• Westridge Estates
• Westridge Estates_GRPR
• Westside Park
• Woodland Acres_GRPR

The Listing data is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed accurate.